Illinois · Public charity
Lincoln Park Zoological Society
Lincoln park zoo is dedicated to connecting people with nature by providing a free, family-oriented wildlife experience in the heart of chicago and by advancing the highest quality of animal care, horticulture, education, science and conservation.
- $500k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 15
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 36%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $361k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $24,925
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $48,774
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 11
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 11
- Total assets, FY2025
- $254M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 36% of the organizations Lincoln Park Zoological Society funded were first-time grantees, receiving 23% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $76k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 15 | $361k | 47% |
| FY2024 | 11 | $332k | 36% |
| FY2023 | 10 | $283k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $257k | 40% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $201k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $100k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildlife Conservation Society | $546,662 | 5 | 0% |
| Open Center for the Arts | $166,899 | 4 | 20% |
| American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Rare Species Conservatory Foundation | $91,000 | 3 | 6% |
| Enlace Chicago | $73,547 | 5 | 0% |
| North Lawndale Employment Network | $72,738 | 3 | 1% |
| Mad Dog Initiative | $68,409 | 2 | 21% |
| Latinos Progresando | $64,066 | 3 | 1% |
| Central Washington University | $33,739 | 2 | n/a |
| Organization for Tropical Studies Inc | $30,775 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 24 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildlife Conservation Society | $546,662 | 5 | 0% |
| Open Center for the Arts | $166,899 | 4 | 20% |
| American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Rare Species Conservatory Foundation | $91,000 | 3 | 6% |
| Enlace Chicago | $73,547 | 5 | 0% |
| North Lawndale Employment Network | $72,738 | 3 | 1% |
| Mad Dog Initiative | $68,409 | 2 | 21% |
| Latinos Progresando | $64,066 | 3 | 1% |
| Central Washington University | $33,739 | 2 | n/a |
| Organization for Tropical Studies Inc | $30,775 | 1 | 0% |
| Ngogo Chimpanzee Project Inc | $30,706 | 2 | n/a |
| Forefront | $29,118 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Connecticut | $25,924 | 1 | n/a |
| Chimp Haven Inc | $25,589 | 2 | 0% |
| Tonkolili Chimpanzee Project Inc | $25,586 | 2 | n/a |
| Trustees of Boston University | $24,925 | 1 | 0% |
| Washington University | $19,270 | 1 | 0% |
| Fundacion Jose a Balseiro Inc | $17,930 | 1 | n/a |
| Build Inc | $17,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Utah State University | $16,210 | 1 | n/a |
| Bethel New Life Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chimfunshi-USA | $14,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | $13,357 | 1 | n/a |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago | $11,565 | 2 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Lincoln Park Zoological Society supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · The Chicago Community Trust · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Local Initiatives Support Corporation · National Philanthropic Trust · Network for Good · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Lincoln Park Zoological Society
- How much does Lincoln Park Zoological Society give?
- Lincoln Park Zoological Society reported 15 itemized grants totaling $361,098, out of $500,386 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 11 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does Lincoln Park Zoological Society fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (54%), Arts & Culture (17%), Environment (16%).
- Who are Lincoln Park Zoological Society's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Wildlife Conservation Society ($547k), Open Center for the Arts ($167k), American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc ($100k).
- Does Lincoln Park Zoological Society fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 36% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Lincoln Park Zoological Society?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc, Polk Bros Foundation Inc, The Chicago Community Trust.
- Where is Lincoln Park Zoological Society based?
- Lincoln Park Zoological Society is based in IL.
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